Several fire crews and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources work in a remote area of Muskegon State Park to extinguish a brush fire. Andrew Krietz | MLive

MUSKEGON -- Crews throughout the area Thursday have been fighting with Mother Nature on two fronts, grass fires and low humidity.

About 30 firefighters responded to a fire burning an acre of land in a remote part of Muskegon State Park at about 3 p.m. Crews responded to another large grass fire near Dalson and Sweets roads in Dalton Township minutes after clearing the scene of the park fire.

According to dispatchers, other smaller fires have been reported throughout the day.

These fires are burning in an area having conditions favorable for such activity, said John Kowaleski, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids. Temperatures today have been mild, and humidity levels have been low.

"This time of year, especially in open fields, there's a lot of … dead grass from last year (and) that's what is catching fire," he said. "These conditions are ideal for that, but the conditions could be worse."